Quote Originally Posted by FJerome View Post
That only yields crystals and clusters. Shards remain tortuously tedious to get.
That is role the RMT gather bots fulfill within the game economy. While we do not have an efficient way to gather ourselves, the MB price of them is pretty insignificant in most situations.

The DEVs have made it pretty clear, this is not going to change, it has been an issue for years. So, suck it up and perpetuate the RMT cycle until SE gets a clue.